12.2 Creating a Download Configuration

  1. Launch the Sentinel Control Center.

    For more information, see Section 1.2.1, Accessing the Sentinel Control Center.

  2. Launch the Download Manager:

    • If the Configuration menu is not enabled, click the Configuration tab, then click the Configuration menu > Download Manager or click the icon on the toolbar.

    • If the Configuration menu is enabled, click the Configuration menu > Download Manager or click the icon on the toolbar.

  3. Click Add to configure the download feed.

  4. Specify the following information:

    • Repository Name: Name of the repository from which you are downloading the data. The repository name must be unique and meaningful to the feed that you are downloading.

      For example, to download Advisor data, specify the repository name as NetIQ Advisor.

    • URL: URL where the download feed is located.

      For example, to download Advisor data, specify the Advisor URL (https://secure-www.novell.com/sentinel/download/advisor/feed/).

      NOTE:The Advisor feed can also be manually downloaded from the Novell Download Web site (https://secure-www.novell.com/sentinel/download/advisor/). However, the manual download URL does not work in Download Manager.

    • Authentication: Specify the authentication details.

      • Anonymous: Select the check box to download the information as an anonymous user.

        If Anonymous is selected, the Username and Password fields are disabled. You can only access the URLs that do not require authentication.

      • Username and Password: Specify valid credentials to log in to the URL of the repository.

    • Network: If you do not have direct access to the server where the download feed is located, you can download the advisor feed through a proxy server.

      • Use a proxy server: Select the check box if you are using a proxy server to download the feed.

        The proxy server through which you are connecting should have access to the server where the download feed is located.

      • Address: Specify the proxy server name or server IP address.

      • Port: Specify the port number through which you connect to the proxy server.

      • Username and Password: Specify valid credentials to log in to the proxy server.

    • Download Directory: Specify the location and name of the directory where you want to save the feed. Ensure that you specify the absolute path.

      The directory is created on the Sentinel server at the specified path while downloading the feed.

      If the specified directory already has existing files that are not in sync with the Sentinel server files, these files are deleted when the new download starts.

    • Enable: Select this check box to activate the configuration to download the feed.

    • Schedule Interval: Specify the time interval for the download by selecting one of the following options from the drop-down list:

      • 6 Hours: Schedules the download for every six hours.

      • 12 Hours: Schedules the download for every 12 hours.

      • Daily: Schedules the download every day.

      • Weekly: Schedules the download once a week.

      • Monthly: Schedules the download once a month.

    • Feed Type: Select Advisor from the drop-down list to notify the Advisor processes on the Sentinel server that the Advisor feed is downloaded.

  5. (Optional) Click Validate to validate the URL and the login credentials.

    The URL and its credentials are validated and a confirmation message is displayed. If the validation fails, you must provide a valid URL and login credentials.

  6. Click Save to save the configuration settings.

    The specified directory path is validated and the download configuration that you created is displayed in the Download Manager window. If the directory path is invalid, you are prompted to specify a valid directory path.